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The Herald Scotland
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
‘My accent is very soft': Pierce Brosnan responds to criticism of MobLand accent
The Irish Independent's review of the series said Brosnan's speaking voice as Conrad was 'all over the shop and a huge distraction'. In response to criticism, Brosnan told Radio Times: 'My own accent is very soft, Conrad's accent is a million miles away from me.' He went on to explain that the inspiration for the accent was a man suggested by his dialect coach, adding: 'I told him that I needed a Kerry accent, so he gave me the name of a man and I googled the guy and that was it. 'It was a Kerry accent and so I just gave it full tilt.' In the interview, Brosnan also spoke of the mix of worry and excitement he faces when taking on new roles. The 72-year-old explained: 'Every job is a challenge and it all comes with a thump of anxiety, because you have to do something. Brosnan was speaking in an interview with Radio Times magazine (Radio Times/PA) 'What are you doing on the stage? Why are you there? So that's constant. You live with that. You live with that stress all the time, and that's what's so exhilarating. 'That's what makes you alive.' Brosnan is best known for playing James Bond from 1995 to 2002, starring in four films as 007 in GoldenEye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999), and Die Another Day (2002). He has also starred in Mamma Mia! (2008), Mars Attacks! (1996) and Mrs Doubtfire (1994). Brosnan will appear in a film adaption of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club book, which is set for release in August. The full interview can be read in the latest edition of Radio Times magazine.
New York Post
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Ex-Bond girl Denise Richards reveals her ‘amazing' choice for the next James Bond as casting rumors swirl
The name is Aaron… Aaron Phypers. At least, that's the moniker Denise Richards would throw in the ring to play the Martini-sipping 007 next. The actress, 54, is no stranger to the Bond universe, as she starred as Dr. Christmas Jones alongside Pierce Brosnan, who played James Bond, in the 1999 action/thriller 'The World Is Not Enough.' 12 Aaron Phypers and Denise Richards attend the Jonathan Foundation's 11th annual Spring Fundraiser at Sheraton Universal Hotel on May 17, 2025. Getty Images 12 Denise Richards and Phypers speak with Alexandra Bellusci at the Jonathan Foundation's 11th annual Spring Fundraise. Speculation about who the new British Secret Service agent will be has been swirling, but Richards thinks her husband of seven years would be a dashing fit. 'I really don't even know,' the 'Wild Things' vet exclusively told The Post during The Jonathan Foundation Fundraiser on Saturday, before Phypers, 52, chimed in, 'I would do it.' 'He would be an amazing Bond,' Richards concurred, to which the wellness guru added, 'I could do it. No problem.' 12 The Jonathan Foundation's 11th Annual Spring Fundraiser at Sheraton Universal Hotel. Faye's Vision/INSTARimages 'I don't even know who is in the mix,' Richards admitted. 'I know they will cast someone amazing.' Looking back at her time as a Bond girl, the reality star couldn't help but gush over the entire experience from start to finish. 'Just being part of it,' Richards said of her favorite memory. 'I didn't understand the magnitude of that movie until it came out, and it is amazing the generations that love the film. So, just the whole process and everything was such a whirlwind, amazing time.' 12 Pierce Brosnan and Denise Richards in the 1999 film 'The World Is Not Enough.' Everett Collection / Everett Collection There's no word if Richards would return to the new era of the franchise, but Daniel Craig's portrayal of Bond came to an end in 2021's 'No Time to Die.' In February, franchise producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson sold a stake of the movies to Amazon MGM Studios for a reported $1 billion. By March, news broke that Amy Pascal — who helped bring Craig, 57, in as the 7th Bond — and David Heyman would be spearheading the next James Bond project. 12 Denise Richards as Dr Christmas Jones in a scene from the James Bond film 'The World Is Not Enough.' Getty Images Along with Craig and Brosnan, 72, other Bonds in the franchise include Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore and Timothy Dalton. In March, Brosnan, who took on the role from 1995 to 2002, said it's a 'given' that the next man to suit up must be British. 'History has been passed on,' the Irish star said. 'And I'm very proud to have been part of the history and the legacy of Bond and the movies that I made with Barbara and Michael.' 12 Denise Richards and Pierce Brosnan in 'The World Is Not Enough.' Sygma via Getty Images Richards, meanwhile, has traded in her spy gear for mom gear, as she raises daughters Sami, 21, and Lola, 19, whom she shares with ex-husband Charlie Sheen, and daughter Eloise, 13, whom she adopted in 2011. Years later, Phypers legally adopted Eloise. Their youngest daughter was diagnosed with chromosome 8 in 2016, which has caused developmental delays for the teen. Nevertheless, Eloise is thriving. 12 Denise Richards, Aaron Phypers in 'Denise Richards & Her Wild Things.' Nicole Weingart/E! Entertainment 12 Aaron Phypers and Denise Richards attend the Jonathan Foundation's 11th annual Spring Fundraiser at Sheraton Universal Hotel on May 17, 2025 in Universal City, California. Getty Images 12 Season 1 of 'Denise Richards & Her Wild Things.' Nicole Weingart/E! Entertainment 'She's doing amazing,' the former 'RHOBH' star shared. 'She really is. We are very fortunate that we're able to provide that for her, but she's turning 14 and there are a lot of challenges.' Richards told The Post that Eloise has taught the Malibu residents several things about themselves. 'Patience,' the mom of three stated. 'She is an angel, and just the littlest things make her so happy. [It's taught us] to enjoy the small things and enjoy the smaller things in life.' 12 Denise Richards, Aaron Phypers and Eloise Joni Richards. Getty Images for Associated Television International Phypers added, 'She's so special.' Earlier this year, their half-hour reality series, 'Denise Richards & Her Wild Things,' debuted on Bravo. Richards revealed that the cast, which included Sheen's ex-wife Brooke Mueller and their 16-year-old twins Bob and Max, filmed more than what aired. 12 Denise Richards on her new Bravo reality show. Bravo 'We filmed so much footage you can put into an episode,' she admitted. 'I'm glad people want more instead of being like, 'When is this thing over?' So I'm glad that people seem to really like the show, and we're very blessed, and hopefully we will be back for another season.' During filming, Richards gave the audience a look into a photoshoot she did for a potential cooking show titled 'Only Pans' — and yes, there is something brewing. 'There are some things,' confessed the star. 'I've been asked to do a couple of things, which I am excited about. So we will see.' 12 Denise Richards's new Bravo reality show. Bravo Phypers, for his part, would be more than happy to sweeten the deal and act as sous-chef. 'I'll lend a hand wherever I can,' he expressed. 'He's better at cutting things with the knife. I am terrible!' Richards said, to which Phypers chimed in: 'Definitely the clean-up part.' The pair tied the knot in Malibu in 2018, with Richards sharing in a statement at the time, 'I am so happy to officially be married to the love of my life!'
Daily Mail
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
With WH Smith's name set to disappear from the high street, LAURA CRAIK writes a love letter to the stores that are no more
All bosses are intimidating, and never more so than your first boss in your very first job. When said boss is tall, stunning, flame-haired and in a rock band, your teenage self quakes in their very presence. When I applied to be a Saturday girl in the Edinburgh branch of Miss Selfridge, I knew the staff would be cool. I just didn't think one of them would be Shirley Manson. Before the alt-rock band Garbage penned a James Bond theme ('The World Is Not Enough', 1999) and sold-out stadiums, Manson, its lead singer, was my manager at Miss Selfridge. Of course she was: in the 80s it was the city's hottest store. Everyone shopped there, from the club kids to my history teacher. Sure, Topshop was great, but Miss Selfridge was its cooler little sister; the Miu Miu to its Prada. It had the best chainmail dresses, the best make-up and the best uniforms. My 20 per cent staff discount more than made up for the pong of the changing room at closing time. Miss Selfridge is no more, like a slew of fashion meccas that live on only in the memory – Chelsea Girl, Clockhouse, Tammy Girl, Kookaï. Every woman has her favourite. Remembering the shops from our youth evokes a particular wave of sentimentality. Like much of the UK, I felt an unexpected pang when Woolworths went into administration in 2008, an event that prompted an outpouring of Proustian memories among midlife British shoppers. When I was a little girl, as my mother browsed the aisles of household goods, I was given 10p to spend at the Pic'n'Mix counter. I remember stuffing a paper bag with chocolate tools, foam bananas, cola cubes, milk bottles and strawberry bonbons. Ten pence went a long way. All the way to the dentist. Each vanishing shop closes another portal to a bygone time. As the planned closure of WH Smith proved, nostalgia can be sparked however prosaic and/or objectionable the retailer. Gen Z might struggle to romanticise the strip-lit, haphazardly laid out, shabby interiors of Britain's 233-year-old purveyor of stationery (they don't need it), greeting cards (they don't send them) and meal deals ('a rip-off compared to Tesco', according to my 14-year-old) but, for a certain generation, 'Smiths', as it was fondly known, was an electric blue-carpeted place of wonder. 'It had the best selection of scented rubbers,' remembers one friend, who still possesses the cake-scented Swiss-roll eraser she bought in the Reading branch circa 1986. 'We'd go to Smiths on the August bank holiday to stock up on stationery for the new school year. My dad would get his wallet out, huffing and puffing about the cost of a fluffy pencil case. The plastic bag always split, which would make him apoplectic. Smiths always had the weakest bags, with the flimsiest handles.' None of which prevented WH Smith from becoming one of the first chains to introduce a plastic bag fee. It was also an early adopter of the self-service checkout, and the dreaded TPC – till point conversation – which involved harried customers being asked whether they wanted a giant bar of Dairy Milk for £2. I derive the same mawkish sentimentality from the retail landscape others might draw from the land. Just as my husband, a farmer's son, might lament the loss of a yew tree, I feel sad about the loss of Edinburgh retailers such as the second-hand store Flip or the cheap-as-chips womenswear retailer What Every Woman Wants. My mother, meanwhile, misses BHS. 'Feel the quality of that,' she'll say, proffering a beige BHS jumper bought some time in the early 90s. 'Better than M&S, I'll tell you.' According to Professor Sophie Scott, director of the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College, London, it's not uncommon to attach huge emotional significance to shops. 'The connection they make to our past is heightened by the emotional context,' she explains. 'People feel nostalgia more intensely when they are with family and friends, or when eating, because these situations are rich in retrieval cues that trigger memories. Shops seem to fulfil a similar function.' This might explain why so many midlife and millennial women still miss Topshop, despite its narrow range of sizes and associations with disgraced former owner Sir Philip Green. Were Topshop's jeans any better than H&M's? Were the heels in Freeman Hardy Willis or Ravel any different from those sold currently in Office or Kurt Geiger? In an era when you can buy anything from anywhere (Trump's tariffs notwithstanding), what is it that we're nostalgic for – a frock or a feeling? Maybe it's a connection to who we were. Online shopping may have sounded the death knell for any number of retailers, but it has also been deleterious in other ways. While a trip to the shops is clearly not as healthy as a bracing country walk, it's exponentially healthier than shopping online, an activity that requires precisely zero steps. Given some shopping malls have estimated that people walk up to seven miles on any given visit, the argument to frequent bricks and mortar stores is clear. In-real-life shopping is also good for your mental health. For older customers, particularly those who live alone, a chat with a sales assistant can be the only social interaction of the day. It's why those who prioritise old-fashioned 'service with a smile' are so valued. 'Whether it's simply acting as a friendly face, our people make a real difference,' says James Breckenridge, John Lewis retail director. The store's 'school of service' initiative, which focuses on training employees, is said to have freed up over 500,000 hours for its sales assistants to spend helping customers. Whatever our circumstances, however we like to spend Saturday afternoons, we all grieve the loss of our favourite shops. Accustomed to downloading any film on demand, our kids will never understand the white-knuckle ride of visiting the local Blockbuster Video with our parents, praying that Home Alone was in stock. Whether you miss Blockbuster or Biba, House of Fraser or Virgin Megastore, their closures likely marked the loss of something more nebulous and far more precious than the opportunity to rent the latest film or buy a new lipstick.
Irish Daily Star
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Star
Pierce Brosnan teases fans with exciting announcement ahead of new James Bond films
Movie legend Pierce Brosnan has left fans shaken and stirred by his latest comments about returning to James Bond . The Irish actor starred as 007 from 1995 to 2002. Pierce played the suave secret agent in four films: GoldenEye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Die Another Day (2002), but perhaps this is not the last fans will see of him in the iconic franchise . In an intriguing interview, Pierce revealed the door was still open for him to return to the role that made him a household name . Appearing on TV to promote his new drama series MobLand, Pierce said, "If the fans and the studio called me, I would absolutely pick up the phone." Read More Related Articles Jennifer Aniston moves on with Hollywood hunk after ex's secret wedding Read More Related Articles Pierce Brosnan sends crystal clear message about his 31-year-long relationship This statement comes after he had indicated that he believed the time had come for a new generation of actors to take on the mantle of James Bond. Although he was keen for a return, Pierce, 70, recognized the changing landscape of the film industry and the need for new talent. Pierce Brosnan has left the door open to return to James Bond. (Image: Getty Images) He remarked, "It's time for another actor to take the reins, but if they want me back, I'm ready to answer the call." It comes as conversations have been ongoing about what the future of James Bond will look like. The search for the next 007 has been a topic on everyone's lips, with various names being thrown into the hat, including stars Idris Elba and Henry Cavill. Still, Pierce's willingness to return could present a new plot twist as Bond makes his return. Meanwhile Bond may be known for his long list of stunning women, but there is only one person for Pierce. He has sent out a clear message about the real love of his life, his wife, Keely Shaye Brosnan. For all the latest news straight to your inbox, sign up for our FREE newsletters here . The longtime couple first met in 1994 , just a year before Brosnan's breakout as 007 in GoldenEye. They married in 2001 and share two sons, Dylan and Paris. Three decades later, their bond is still going strong. "Keely and I, it'll be 31 years here soon, and it's all gone by in the blink of an eye. The speed of a flame," Brosnan told Fox News Digital while promoting his new crime series MobLand. "We like each other and we have wonderful sons and we have a creative life. It's always about solving problems and how you solve the problems and how you can deal with them and the strains of life," he said. Pierce continued, 'But she still makes my heart sing and she still makes my world turn. She allows me to go out into the world and create what I do as an actor. And that takes a strength and a stamina and yeah, we just enjoy each other's company." For the latest local news and features on Irish America, visit our homepage here .
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Pierce Brosnan Suffered A Grisly Injury While Filming This Iconic James Bond Stunt
Pierce Brosnan has revealed that he suffered a rather nasty injury while shooting one of his most iconic James Bond scenes. The 007 movie The World Is Not Enough opens with a memorable sequence in which Pierce races down the Thames in a boat during a high-speed chase. 'Going down the Thames in the bullet boat was pretty impressive,' he told Saturday's edition of The Jonathan Ross Show. 'I was in that boat, yes. 'On a Monday morning, I said goodbye to the wife and kids, there's an oxygen tank here, there's an oxygen tank there… you're strapped in double, double. They said, 'If you flip, you're going to go to the hospital to have your stomach pumped.' That was memorable.' Fortunately, the boat didn't 'flip', but that doesn't mean Pierce made it out of the stunt unscathed. '[The boat] goes off the river into a restaurant, drives into a restaurant, wood sliced my face open,' Pierce recalled. 'So, went off to the hospital, stitched up.' He continued: 'You live with the injuries. Daniel [Craig] threw himself at everything. He was truly magnificent. His courage to do that and to endure so much was really impressive. 'Playing that role you will get hurt, there's no question about it. You have to have stamina.' In the past, Pierce has spoken about injuries he sustained while making both GoldenEye, Die Another Day and Tomorrow Never Dies, one of which meant he had to be filmed from one angle for some sequences to cover up his scars. As you can imagine, the conversation quickly turned to who will play 007 now Daniel Craig has stepped down from the role, and heaped praise on the hot favourite, Aaron Taylor-Johnson. 'I think he would make a very fine Bond,' Pierce claimed. 'He was actually in one of the movies I made called The Greatest. This young man we cast as 'The Greatest'. 'He was so impressive then. He just had this charisma, he had this presence… so he would be good. But there's many men on the list I'm sure.' Pierce previously said, around this time last year: 'I think [Aaron] has the chops and the talent and the charisma to play Bond, very much so. 'I read the news about his possibilities of being a Bond so I would definitely tip my hat to the fellow. Be bold, go out there and have a great time. Just love it, just go for it. 'He can do it.' The Jonathan Ross Show airs on Saturday night at 9.20pm on ITV1. 'A F***ing Nightmare': Daniel Craig Gets Very Honest About James Bond Film That 'Just Didn't Work' Pierce Brosnan Has 1 Stipulation For The Next James Bond Amid Major Behind-The-Scenes Shake-Up 14 Actors Who've All Been Rumoured To Be The Next James Bond
